New Details Emerge in Dayton, Ohio Ponzi Scheme Case

A federal complaint accuses William Apostelos and wife Connie Apostelos
of running a
Ponzi scheme involving 450 investors and losses of more than $30 million.

William Apostelos and his wife Connie are reportedly under investigation
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for operating a massive Ponzi scheme
that is believed to have duped at least 213 victims out of tens of millions
of dollars. According to
an affidavit submitted by an FBI agent in a federal forfeiture proceeding, authorities
believe probable cause exists to suspect that William Apostelos, his wife
Connie Apostelos, Scott Doak, and Rebekah Fairchild were involved in the
scheme together.

Allegations against the couple originally came out last fall when federal
officials accused Mr. and Mrs. Apostelos of stealing more than $50 million
from approximately 160 investors in the Miami area.

The affidavit reveals new details about the couple and their alleged scheme,
including allegations that they spent $35,000 a month on the wife’s
horse racing business and accusations that the husband took approximately
$17 million from his investors and placed it in his personal bank accounts.
The affidavit also details the lengths the couple allegedly went to in
order to hide their misconduct and fend off aggrieved investors.

The affidavit also detailed the alleged pitches that were made to various
investors. For example, one investor was allegedly told that his $395,000
investment would be used to purchase an Ohio farm that would be quickly
resold at a profit. In another example, a victim was allegedly told that
his $100,000 investment would be used to invest in stocks through a TD
Ameritrade account and was provided a TD Ameritrade website where he could
track his investment. However, the affidavit alleged that the TD Ameritrade
website provided to the victim was not a real trading account, but instead
a training account program that did not trade real money.

Apostelos also faces a separate forced bankruptcy and a civil case in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Despite the
accusations that have been brought against the couple, there have been
no criminal charges filed yet. When asked about an indictment, the assistant
U.S. attorney could neither confirm nor deny if one is pending.